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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Amyris has engineered yeast to make the hydrocarbon farnesene via fermentation instead of ethanol. Farnesene is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel without certain drawbacks of first-generation biofuels. coli bacteria and Saccharomyces (e.g.

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MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Delaware and Virginia.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. it needs to be converted into a form that plants can use. The scientists hope to re-engineer this machinery so that it can be transferred into a new host bacterial chassis.

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JULY 20, 2011

The new method enhances saccharification rates by up to 5-fold compared to other pretreatment approaches that hydrolyze cellulose to glucose, enabling it to be converted to biofuels (e.g., route to improve cellulose conversion is to engineer enzymes with enhanced specific activities for crystalline cellulose hydrolysis. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Eight projects are aimed at improvements including developing and demonstrating dual-fuel or dedicated natural gas engine technologies for high-efficiency medium and heavy-duty vehicles to reduce petroleum usage and developing advanced computational fluid dynamics models to accelerate the development of advanced engine technologies.

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OCTOBER 27, 2012

In recent years, nanoparticles of metals such as platinum, iridium and palladium supported on metal oxide surfaces have been considered as catalysts to convert biomass into alternative fuels as efficiently as possible. Additionally, these extreme conditions can dissolve the support.

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JUNE 15, 2013

Projects that will be funded under the RFP include engine conversion/retrofits; the use of alternative fuels; or the use of alternative technologies. Identify similar regulations for in-water bunkering. MARAD will not fund more than 50% of the total cost of the project. In December 2011, MARAD entered a 5-year cooperate agrement with.

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MAY 15, 2021

At commercial scale, the inputs to the proposed “carbon refinery” process are carbon-free renewable energy, water, and CO 2. University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to eliminate CO 2 release in the production of chemicals by integrating the unique and efficient capabilities of two microorganisms.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Madison, Wisconsin). Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Retech Systems LLC (Buffalo, New York).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Energy Reduction Consolidated Projects: A variety of building energy-efficiency upgrades, hybrid vehicle upgrades, wind generator power systems, and the equipment needed to convert cooking oil to a blend with vehicle fuel to operate some of their buses. Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works, Wisconsin: $210,000.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison led by James Dumesic have developed a catalytic process to convert cellulose into liquid hydrocarbon fuels (diesel and gasoline), using a cascade strategy to achieve the progressive removal of oxygen from biomass, allowing the control of reactivity and facilitating the separation of products.

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JUNE 17, 2013

The new MIT proces converts furfural into GVL via a series of cascading (domino-like) reactions catalyzed by zeolites with Lewis and Brønsted acid sites. It’s done at a lab scale, but not industrial scale —Yuriy Román, assistant professor of chemical engineering and research team leader. Credit: Bui et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 19, 2015

ARPA-E’s TERRA program uniquely integrates agriculture, information technology and engineering to address major global challenges in developing crops that are sustainable, affordable and yield abundant plant feedstocks for bioenergy. Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA). Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

A team of researchers led by James Dumesic and George Huber, both now at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have demonstrated how C 5 sugars derived from hemicellulose can be converted into a high-quality petroleum refinery feedstock via a four-step catalytic process. Source: Olcay et al. Click to enlarge. —Olcay et al.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison led by Dr. James Dumesic have developed a streamlined process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals or liquid transportation fuel. The cellulose is converted to LA, passing through the intermediate formation of hydroxymethylfurfural.

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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